DIANE Abbott boasted about her "immaculate record" of voting down British Government plans for further integration into the European Union in a speech that will dash hopes of Labour Remainers.

Diane Abbott left no room for Labour to backtrack on the party manifesto pledge to deliver Brexit to British voters. To highlight her commitment to honouring the results of the 2016 referendum, Ms Abbott pointed at her "immaculate record" of voting down proposals to further integrate into the European Union throughout her political career. The Labour Party pledged to respect the vote of 17.4million people in favour of Brexit and has rejected calls to support a second referendum while maintaining "all options are on the table."

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Addressing MPs following a speech from Home Secretary Sajid Javid on the third day of Brexit debate before a crunch vote on Theresa May's withdrawal agreement, Ms Abbott said: "We are committed to a jobs-first Brexit which will not harm our economy but I repeat, we want to honour the referendum vote.

"I would remind the House that I won’t take lectures from the Home Secretary on the inequity of the EU. I have an immaculate record of voting against all measures of further EU integration."

Ms Abbott recounted she had to wait "the middle of the night" to vote down vital parts of the Maastricht Treaty because of the support the EU agreement had received from both front benches.

She continued: "I remember very clearly voting against the vital clauses in the Maastricht Treaty. The reason I remember is because at that time both front benches were in support of the Maastricht Treaty. Those of us who wanted to vote against it had to stay up to the middle of the night to cast our vote.

"Don’t lecture this side on what is problematic about the EU. We campaigned in the referendum on remain and reform, and we do not resile from the point that there are aspects of the EU that needed reform."

Ms Abbott's statement is sure to rile up staunch Labour Remainers such as shadow Brexit Secretary Kier Starmer, who earlier this week suggested a second Brexit vote could be the only way to stop a no deal scenario from happening.

With the Prime Minister widely expected to lose the “meaningful vote” on her Brexit deal next week, Sir Keir is believed to have argued that an extension to Article 50 and a second referendum are the only viable options left to prevent the UK crashing out of the EU.

But Labour sources told The Times: “We have to take the parliamentary party with us and there are people who are nervous about a second referendum.

Sir Keir said for the first time on Thursday that extending article 50 “may well be inevitable now given the position we are in,” which goes against his party’s official position.

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The Labour frontbencher has also previously hinted that he is open to other alternatives.

He said in a recent interview: “Discussions about other options - discussions about a public vote have be seen in the context of the prime minister having run down the clock on the opportunity to negotiate something that could reflect what happened in June 2016."

But Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said an election is the most “practical” and “democratic” way to deal with Brexit: "To break the deadlock, an election is not only the most practical option, it is also the most democratic option.”

Mr Corbyn also said a Government with a new mandate is in a better position to negotiate a withdrawal deal and will repeat his vow that Labour will vote down Theresa May’s Brexit deal.

Mr Corbyn added: “If the Government cannot pass its most important legislation, then there must be a General Election at the earliest opportunity.

“A Government that cannot get its business through the House of Commons is no Government at all.”